Saneamento rural no semiárido paraibano: estudo de caso no assentamento São João II.

Abstract

Faced with the indifference of the living conditions of families settled, and the lack of environmental sanitation in rural areas of Brazil, this study aimed to diagnose the rural sanitation in São João II Settlement, located in the municipality of Pombal - PB, Brazil, and propose appropriate alternative of sanitation in the social, economic and environmental aspects. For the diagnosis, questionnaires were applied to one member of each family. It were carried out still field visits and photo documentation for the data obtaining regarding the lack and necessity of rural sanitation. From the diagnosis of sanitation, alternatives were proposed to improve the conditions of water supply, solid waste management and sustainable disposal of domestic sewage in the study area. From the results, it was found that the São João II Settlement, like most rural communities in Brazil, has no rural sanitation services. For the improvement of water supply have been proposed practical measures aimed at treatment and better use of existing water sources in the settlement. In relation to solid waste, it was proposed the adoption of practices from selective collection, recycling and composting, according to the characteristics of each class of waste. In the case of the domestic sewages have been indicated alternatives of treatment, reuse and sustainable disposal of the effluent, such as the bio-septic digester, agricultural reuse of the treated effluent and bio-septic bed, respectively.